William frederick hbney



(No Model.)

W. P. HENEY.

REIN SUPPORT.

Patented Peb. 15, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM FREDERICK HENEY, VOF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

REIN-SUPPRTIl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,826, dated February 15, 1887.

Application filed Septeinler 25, 1886. Serial No. 214,560. (No model.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FREDERICK HENEY, of the city of Montreal, in the district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eein-Supports; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention, which is primarily adapted for reins, but may be used with a martingale, or in any place where a moving strap passes over any part of the harness, has special reference to the rein-supports now in use and attached to the sides ofthe neckstrap, front of the breast-collar, Src., in which inwardlycurved fingers, either approaching each other or overlapping, allow the rein or strap to be introduced and hold it in place.

The object of my invention isto so construct these that the width of the opening between the finger ends may be varied, so as to allow y of the introduction of either a flat or a round rein, or the withdrawalof arein when twisted.

The invention may be briefly described as consisting` in forming the base-plate, on which the fingers are mounted, of strong springsteel or of like material, which may be bent so as to force apart the ends of the ngers and open them sufficiently to allow a round rein to be introduced or withdrawn as well as a liat one, or by so doing to facilitate the putting in place or taking out of the ordinary rein. When in its normal position, the opening between the fingers is of such vwidth as to allow no chance of the rein or strap slipping out. This spring may be inclosed within the covering of the neclrstrap or breast-collar, or held in place by a cover-strip passing over it and attached to either, the fingers being secured to the spring-back by rivets, clinchingnails, Ste., passing through strip.

For full comprehension ofthe invention reference must be had to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l shows a sectional elevation of my rein-support in its normal position, and Fig. 2 a similar view showing it opened up for the reception of the rein or strap.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is the neck-strap or breastcollalgto which the support is lfastened, B being the springback, to which the fingers C are secured in any desired way-such as by rivets d d passing through the cover-strip E, which is sewed to the neck-strap or other portion ofthe harness.

Although I have described the back of my reinsupport as composed of spring-steel, it will be obvious that it may be made of any substance which will give a rm support, can be bent, and will return to its normal curve.

I am aware that Letters Patent for over'- check-terrets, No. 244,458, have been granted to John Hudson on the 19th of' July, '1881, and also that Letters Patent No. 331,479 were granted on the 1st of December, 1885, to T. Desjardins, for reins, butin the first of these net-ted to the neck-strap or headstall, and in the latter each finger of the support'has its base separately connected to the neclestrap, both of which forms I disclaim.

\Vhat I claim is as follows:

As an improved article of manufacture, a rein or strap support consisting of the two poses described.

WILLIAM FREDERICK HENEY.

Vitiiesses:

` FRAs. HY. REYNOLDS,

WM. P. MCTEAT.

each finger of the support is separately con` bent fingers secured to a single spring baseplate attached to the strap, as and for the pur- 

